Quarterback, Michigan State, 2016–⁠19

Brian Lewerke

Lettered 2016–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 14
Height
6′3″
Weight
216 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Phoenix, AZ
Born
Oct 24, 1996

Brian Lewerke played quarterback at Michigan State (2016–⁠19).

At a glance

Best season
3,079
Passing yards, 2019 (Michigan State, 7–⁠6)
Best game
445 yards
At Northwestern, week 9, 2017: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

445passing yards, career highat Northwestern, 20174touchdown passes, career highat Northwestern, 201796rushing yards, career highvs. Illinois, 20192rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Central Michigan, 2018

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2016Michigan State315754.43816.721
2017Michigan State24641759.02,7936.7207
2018Michigan State18333255.12,0426.2811
2019Michigan State26043559.83,0797.11713
Career7201,24158.08,2956.74732

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Michigan State211497.1024
2017Michigan State1235594.5561
2018Michigan State901842.0227
2019Michigan State1113633.3342
Career3451,2553.61061

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Michigan State14QBFr.
2017Michigan State14QBSo.
2018Michigan State14QBJr.
2019Michigan State14QBSr.6′3″216

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2016Michigan State770.18––13.628%0.28–
2017Michigan State5420.3170th (n=160)0.25165.855%0.430.27
2018Michigan State4220.1013th (n=160)0.2643.053%0.160.15
2019Michigan State5470.2029th (n=155)0.27110.057%0.260.12

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Michigan State 13 games, 3,079 passing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.TulsaW 28–⁠721371921034
Sep 7vs.Western MichiganW 51–⁠172332314311
Sep 14vs.Arizona StateL 7–⁠1024382910025
Sep 21atNorthwesternW 31–⁠101831228309
Sep 28vs.IndianaW 40–⁠3118363003078
Oct 5atOhio StateL 10–⁠34203821811−4
Oct 12atWisconsinL 0–⁠3871653014
Oct 26vs.Penn StateL 7–⁠2816341650122
Nov 9vs.IllinoisL 34–⁠3719362511396
Nov 16atMichiganL 10–⁠4417301661212
Nov 23atRutgersW 27–⁠021302393114
Nov 30vs.MarylandW 19–⁠1630403420226
Dec 27 ✦vs.Wake ForestW 27–⁠2126373201146
2018 Michigan State 11 games, 2,042 passing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Utah StateW 38–⁠3123332872131
Sep 8atArizona StateL 13–⁠16273931411−12
Sep 22atIndianaW 35–⁠21142521322−6
Sep 29vs.Central MichiganW 31–⁠2016251850139
Oct 6vs.NorthwesternL 19–⁠2931513291111
Oct 13atPenn StateW 21–⁠1724522592120
Oct 20vs.MichiganL 7–⁠215256600−11
Nov 3atMarylandW 24–⁠31120870145
Nov 10vs.Ohio StateL 6–⁠261124128014
Nov 24vs.RutgersW 14–⁠1001001–
Dec 31 ✦vs.OregonL 6–⁠721371740163
2017 Michigan State 13 games, 2,793 passing yards, 20 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Bowling GreenW 35–⁠1022332503069
Sep 9vs.Western MichiganW 28–⁠1413211611181
Sep 23vs.Notre DameL 18–⁠3831513402156
Sep 30vs.IowaW 17–⁠1018282122042
Oct 7atMichiganW 14–⁠101122941061
Oct 14atMinnesotaW 30–⁠27918120019
Oct 21vs.IndianaW 17–⁠9162918510−5
Oct 28atNorthwesternL 31–⁠3939574454130
Nov 4vs.Penn StateW 27–⁠2433564002125
Nov 11atOhio StateL 3–⁠481836131022
Nov 18vs.MarylandW 17–⁠7214200063
Nov 25atRutgersW 40–⁠721312221053
Dec 28 ✦vs.Washington StateW 42–⁠1713212133073
2016 Michigan State 4 games, 381 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 24vs.WisconsinL 6–⁠3024260016
Oct 15vs.NorthwesternL 40–⁠541219991030
Oct 22atMarylandL 17–⁠2811241560179
Oct 29vs.MichiganL 23–⁠326101001024

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′2½″
Weight213 lb
Arm length32⅛″
Hand size10⅝″
Wingspan75½″W
40-yard dash4.95 s
10-yard split1.65 sW
Vertical jump31″W
Broad jump9′5″W
3-cone drill7.14 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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